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Propelled vs Essentially - What's the difference?

propelled | essentially |

As a verb propelled

is (propel).

As an adverb essentially is

in an essential manner; in essence.

propelled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (propel)

    • Derived terms

    * self-propelled

    propel

    English

    Verb

  • To cause to move in a certain direction.
  • * 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter V
    • When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail.
  • To make to arrive to a certain situation or result.
  • * 2005 , .
    • I can discern your nature and see that even without any arguments (logoi) from me it will propel you to what you say you are drawn towards,

    Synonyms

    * (either) drive, push

    Antonyms

    * (either) stay, halt, stop * (cause to move) rest

    Anagrams

    * ----

    essentially

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an essential manner; in essence.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=(Henry Petroski) , title=Opening Doors , volume=100, issue=2, page=112-3 , magazine= citation , passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.}}

    Synonyms

    * actually, at bottom, at heart, basically, centrally, characteristically, factually, fundamentally, in essence, in the main, inherently, intrinsically, naturally, substantially